{"product_id":"9780811229807","title":"Visions and Temptations","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpurning carnal desire and earthly temptations all his life, the mystic Othlo is now in the care of his brother monks including the odious and semen-filled Wolkbart. Despite the spare walls which surround him, he frolics with Holy Dionysius in the Garden of Head-bearers (each carries his own head for eternity), descends from the island of Heaven, visits a brothel patronized by fallen angels, and witnesses the souls of the once gluttoinous wealthy fighting over scraps of rotting crabmeat in a ditch in Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe third and final book in a series about mankind’s desire to conquer nature, \u003cem\u003eVisions and Temptations\u003c\/em\u003e follows \u003cem\u003eAwake\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSublunar\u003c\/em\u003e. In each novel, a great if imperfect mind facesis failed by the inevitable demise of the body. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harald Voetmann","offers":[{"title":"New Directions Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-08-19","offer_id":48021580284159,"sku":"9780811229807","price":24.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_80211596-51ed-4d2f-88d3-d45282e77e89.jpg?v=1767982960","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780811229807","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}